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Kixt VOL. 31—NO- 6 PUBLISHED BY ASSOCIATED STUDENTS AT FLAGSTAFF. A R IZ O N A TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1943
BOOTS ON PARADE’ SET FOR FRIBAY
i i « i i t "PINE
NEEDLES i i I * A i
New Band Stand "Semper PdrdtllS" Vitamins Increasedj CURTAIN GOES UP ON V-12 Used In Concerf ' F ~ r “ ------- -
Tomorrow Evening
By Midge
Once upon a time, little boys of
the Navy -and Marines on the
Southeast wing of Taylor Hall,
here was a bad bad man named
tart of Mecla who had a bee-u-ti-jui
wife named Godiva. Now this
mean mean man taxed all the peo­ple
ay heavily that his wife was
verv liisgusted. So Godiva begged
her’ husband to remit a certain tax
and he replied that if Bhe would
ride unclothed through the city he
would do away with the taxes.
The countess gave orders that
all persons should shut (he win­dows
and doors—and she rode
through the town. All the people
did as she bade but one poor tail*
or named Tom of Coventry. Thus
he was struck blind.
But now boys, it’s easy to sec
that something else has to be said
—we know it—and so do you.
livery single day and night the
typical Bury room next to Taylor
hall looks like this:
1. Shades all pulled down.
2. The lights on.
X Beads of perspiration actually
dripping off of the occupants.
4. Almost fighting for a breath
of air.
Yet if we walk into the room
and even take off a glove we feel
we’re doing a strip tease for you
-“Men” of southeast Taylor. It’s
rather strange when we can't sit
and talk, walk around in our room
dressed decently without being con­stantly
watched -from across the
way.
Something tells us that you
should take a hint from Peeping
Tom. Because if all the boys that
line up every-day and night at the
windows in " southeast Taylor
should be suddenly struck blind.
I’m afraid the Braille Company
would have a rushing business .
Of course we might suggest a
partition between Taylor ana Bury
—but that probably would be taken
out of your pay check—so why
don’t you turn your head in pass­ing.
of course we’ll pull our shades
some of the time, but do you mind
if ’a<; breath the rest of the time?
Smith, respectively. It \
ed in the last issue of
Flagstaff Airman
Missing In Action
Over New Guinea
First Lieutenant Don R. Mc-
Milian, only son of a prominent
pioneer family of Parks, has been
imported missing in action since
Aug. 2, according to a message re­ceived
by his father Friday, Aug.
13, from James Ulio, Adjutant
Gtneral of the United States,
Washington, D. C.
The message states that Lt. Mc­Millan
was in action as navigator
in the Air Corps at Saidar, New
Guinea in the Southwest Pacific
area but no further details were
given.
Lt McMillan has been overseas
for just a year and was recently
commissioned a first -lieutenant. A
fHort time ago he was cited for
bravery in action, the message of
citation being received by his wife
who also resides at Parks with
their three months old daughter,
Donna.
Following his graduation from
’■ ':*gstaff High School as an honor
ldcnt he attended Flagstaff State
* ichers College, and then entered
lorado State College of Forestry
at Fort Collins, Colo., where he
also made a high scholastic record.
For a year prior to his enlistment
:n the Air Corps, Lt. McMillan was
employed at the U. S. Forest Serv­ice
lookout north of Williams.
He was assigned to Kelly Field
for training in 1941 and in June,
1M2 received Ms wings as naviga­tor,
with a commission as second
^utenant He returned to hislfiome
on a brief furlough last July and
at that time married Miss Anita
Jaracho.
L t McMillan is a nephew of Mrs.
George Fleming'of this city.
Employing the newly.built band
stand for the first time, the sev­enth
in the series of twilight con­certs
will be presented tomorrow
evening at 7;AU p. in. „n the Col­lege
lawn, under the direction of
Professor J. Alfred Anderson, of
the music department.
Pvt. Bill Patton. U.S. M.C. K.,
will again be featured as narrator
with tne Lunibc: jack Concert Band
i nthe band novelty number, “A
Bedtime Story,” or “Dangeruus
Dan McGVew." by fallen. With the
ban-i as a background for continu­ity
and sound affects, Patton will
recite the story of the gal named
Lil, and the shooting of dangerous
Dan McGrew,
Community singing, also a regu­lar
part of the series, will be led
by a member <>f the faculty. Se­lections
include “Let Me Call You
Sweetheart," and “Old Folks at
Home.’’
Anthems of the Navy and Ma­rines
will be directed by Robert
Knox, A.S.. and Pvt. Osborne
report
The PINE
that the Coast Cuard anthem,
“Semper Paratus," was to have
been played in the Iasi concert.
Due to mailing difficulties, accord­ing
to Professor Anderson, the
music did not arrive, but the song
ill be played as soon as the music
arrives.
Former ASTC Athlete
Is Awarded D. S. C.
First Lt. David E. “Bing” Turn­er,
foster brother of Mrs. Arden
B. Olsen, former resident of the
city who now makes her home in
Denver, has received the Distin­guished
Flying Cross for courage­ous
service and extraordinary
achievement in the South Pacific,
it was announced in a letter to
r*. Olsen recently.
Lieutenant Turner was awarded
the decoration in recognition of 200
hours of long-range bombing flight
on missions against enemy military
establishment s shipping and har­bor
installations from a base in
New Guinea, the letter said.
At present he is attached Ur the
Fifth bomber command as a flight
instructor.
Dr. Olsen is a member of the
faculty at Denver university, and
Mrs. Olsen is a teacher at the
Morey junior high school. They
went to Denver a year ago from
Flagstaff, Arizona, where Lieuten­ant
Turner was active in athletics
at the Arizona State Teachers Col-
_irs. Olsen said she really re­gards
the young officer as “my
son.” Her mother, she explained,
adopted him, but died when he still
was a child, “So, you see, I reared
him myself.”
The letter to Mrs. Olsen from Lt.
Gen. George C. Kennedy, com­manding
officer of the Fifth Air
Force follows:
July 30, 1943.
Dear Mrs. Olsen>
Recently your brother, Lieuten­ant
Da'vid E. Turner, was decorated
with the Distinguished Flying
Cross. It was an award made in
recognition of courageous service
to his combat organization, his fel­low
American airmen, his country,
his home and to you.
He took part in more than two
hundred hours of long-range
bombing missions during which
hostile contact was probable and
expected. These operations includ­ed
attacks against enemy installa­tions,
shipping and supply bases,
and aided considerably in the re­cent
successes in this theatre.
Almost every hour of every day
your brother, and other young
Americans, are doing just such
things as that here in tne South­west
Pacific.
Theirs is a very real and very-tangible
contribution to victory and
t° IP<would like to tell you how
genuinely proud I am to have men
qurh a* your brother in my com­mand,
and how gratified I am to
know that young Americans with
such courage and resourcefulness
are fighting our country’ s battle
against the aggressor nations.
You, Mrs. Olsen, have every n i ­ton
to share that pride and gratifi-cation.
. . .
^ o K c r c ’ kENNEY.
Lieutenant General,
Commanding.
Is Their Guide j For Sake Of
You may have noticed at one i
time or another a group of men in j
\V-12 Victory
urouu of men in I For pineapple juice,
... . . , ! hot wheat cereal, bacon, French
aroun,i can,PU8 w,th a toast, coffee or milk; for dinner:
emblem on their sleeves. Those j roast beef, mashed potatoes, cream-men
are pioud .and justly so, of ed asparagus tips, carrot and rais-that
emblem. It is the shield of the ln M‘ad* ° ot biscuits with butter,
U . M S * * , C „ , Guard. „„e
menus? — No, just the typical
meals now being served to the
Naval Training Unit since Sam M.
the finest groups in the Navy Com­mand.
The fighting men of the Coast
Guard are today carrying on the
traditions of a service that dates
_back to 1790, older than the reg­ular
Navy.
In the present war the Coast
Guard has distinguished uself in
more ways than we know about.
Few ships have seen more continu­ous
service since the war’s start
than the cutters and cruisers of
the Coast Guard.
Jobs Named
Coastwise convoying and sub­marine
patrol, as well as patrol of
the nation's harbors and coastline,
are just a few of the jobs this
branch of the service does.
One of the newest jobs handed
to the Coast Guard is to get our
intension forces ashore. The next
time you hear the phrase the
"Marines have landed,” you can
bet that the Coast Guard surf-men
did the job of landing them.
Called “Sandpounders” by the
Army, Navy ana Marines, the Japs
call them something we can't quite
get by the censor. These surfmen
have landed our combat troopB in
such places as the Solomons and
Pacific Inlands area, and at many
points along the North African
coast. It is our guess that these
Sandpounders had plenty to do with
our invasion of the island of Sicily.
• Nol Put-Put Navy
Contrary to public opinion the
Coast Guard is not a five-fathom
Navy but is ready for instant act­ion
anywhere a boat can be floated.
Our Coast Guard has men and
ships on active duty the world
The so-called “put-put Navy” is
one of the newer parts of the Coast
Guard. A fully militarized force of
cabin cruisers and fishing boats
have been voluntarily manned by
their owners for coast patrol duty
with .full military powers. This
step has enabled a great many
trainj?d men to be transferred to
the ever-present convoy duty. And
thus another example of the Coast
Guard’s historic motto: Semper
Paratus, Always Ready.
Wind and waves, tearing and
pounding at a lonely stretch of
beach, carry the tune of the stirr­ing
Coast Guard song:
We’re always ready for the call.
We place our trust in thee.
Through surf and storm and
and hovitag gale,
High shall ovr purpose be.
Semper Paratus is our guide.
Our fame, and glory, too.
To fight, to save, to fight and
die.
Aye Coast Guard, we’re all for
you. ' ,
Hopi Snake Dances
To Be Held Sunday
The most spectacular dance in
the world, the annual Hopi Snake
dance, picturesque prayer for rain,
will be held Sunday, August 22, on
two mesas, according to announce­ment
made last week by the Kearns
Canyon Indian Agency. Dances
will be held on first mesa at Mish-ongnovi
and second mesa, Walpi.
The ancient rite, which has been
performed for at least 40Gyears,
rotates from year to year between
the Hopi villages.
Notice, Singers!
farefessor J. Alfred Anderson
wishes all trainees, interested in
forming a male chorus, to meet
with him in the music section.
Room 26 this next Tuesday at
4:30 in the afternoon. Professor
Anderson plans to nse the chorus
in several public appearance*.
All trainees are inrited to join
the chorus, which will meet Tues­days
at 4:3 Oand Thursdays at
7:00 p. n . in the music room.
PRODUCTION AUGUST 27,8:15
“ Boots On Parade,” V-12 production, will be presented in
Ashurst Auditorium, August 26 and 27, at 8:15 p. m., under
the direction of coordinators Pvt. Bob Miller and Bill Stock­ing,
A. S., assisted by co-directors Pvt. Paul Minichin and
John Meyers, A. S.
Begowned gyrenes, laughs from Rice and Stanger, music
Richardson has taken over the su­pervision
of the kitchen. Mr. 'Rich­ardson
came here from Cameron,
Arizona, (about fifty miles from
Flagstaff) where he managed the
Cameron Coffee Shop.
Of interest are the amounts of
some of the food prepared for the
four hundred V-12 Trainees.
80 pounds of bacon, one meal
75 dozen eggs, one ineal,
(when the hons lay
enough)
250 pounds of beef, one meal
400 pounds of potatoes, one
day
25 gallons of ice cream, one
meal
200 gallons of milk, every day
. 300 pounds of butter, every
week.
The responsibility of see that all
this food is served, falls on the
shoulders of “Mother” Hanley, who
has been connected with the kitch­en
for thirty-one years. "She was
a big help in showing me the oper­ation
of the kitchen layout,” Mr.
Richardson said, ‘‘especially when I
first arrived on the job.” With
French toast and biscuits now on
the docket Mr. Richardson will add
hot cakes for breakfast to the list,
just as soon as the proper equip­ment
arrives."'
Althea Ragsdale
ASTC Librarian
A friendly, helpful, understand­ing
friend to all of the V-12 men
was bom in Jarrell, Texas, and be­gan
her education in a “one-teach­er”
school, as she chose to call it.
She is Miss Althea Irene Ragsdale,
librarian of the college, affection­ately
known to her many friends
the name of “Ragsy.”
Mias Ragsdale graduated from
Corporal lehr
Sets Goal For
"Leatherneck"
If you want to buy a ‘‘Leather­neck,”
go to the Marine First Ser­geant’s
Office, located in the Main
building, plunk down 25c, or $2.50
year subscription, and CpI.
Lehr will see that you get it.
When he presents you with the
somewhat bulky object, don’t maul
it all up, 'cause it’s something you
might want to keep for a long
while — magazines sometimes be­come
very valuable, you know.
The publication, the official mag­azine
of the U. S. Marine Corps, is
now being made available to all on
the campus who would partake of
it. Somi^eighty $2.50 onc-year sub­scriptions
nave already been con-high
school in Santa Anna,
Texas, and received her bachelor
of arts degree at Howard Payne
College in Brownwood.
After teaching in the public
schools of>Texas for a few years
and attending the University of
Texas during the summer, she
moved to Colorado, where she re­ceived
her msster’s degree in 1936
from the University of Colorado.
In 193.7 she received her degree of
library science from the University
of Denver, Colorado.
Librarian in Arkansas
For two years after that she was
librarian at Henderson State
Teachers College in Arkadelphia,
Arkansas. She finished her work
there in August of 1939, went to
the New York World’s Fair on a
short vacation, and came to the
Arizona State Teachers College at
Flagstaff in September of 1939,
where she has been ever since.
Miss Ragsdale has five sisters
and one brother. Three* of her sis­ters
are college graduates and an­other
will graduate in June of next
year. Her brother is in business at
San Angelo, Texas. Both of her
parents are stjll living in Santa
Anna.
Interesting Experience
One of her most interesting ex­periences
occurred when she wss
teaching at Wilson, Texas. She,
with another teacher and several
friends, went to the Carlsbad Cav-ems
in’New Mexico.
While there, her party and guide
became lost for several hours in
the caverns. Being .lost in utter
darkness, not k nng whether she
__ . J .___ ___ _"dnTier ml
that she has never forgotten.
While she wss doing graduate
work at the University of ^Colo­rado
cane the turning point in
her career. She was allowed to
wander and browse in the stacks
at will, and as she says, “I sud­denly
decided thst library work
would be More interesting than
She is aperson who is in love
(PUtUH 7>m t« P a gt Four
j by Val, superb lyrics by Mancini,
! mops and pails, dungarees and fa­tigues,
dancing, “Thank God For
j America,” .scenes at the College
Inn, takeoffs on the officers, a
■ large cast and an exciting round of
I hilarity and fun will all oe packed
i into “Boots On Parade,” which has
| been in production for the past six
weeks.
Resume Given
The first act opens as does the
ordinary day in the life of a V-12
trainee. “Muster!” At the sound of
the bugle, trainees snap out of bed,
greet the audience with song
while dressing. The prologue ends
with a peppy dance done by the
tracted for and Cpl. Lehr,
charge of the project, invites a
lQQ'/t response from every Marine
on station.
The make-up of the publication
is something on the order of what
Liberty used to be. It is well-illustrated,
containing reports from
men in the field, short stories, edu­cational
features, humor,-a review
on sports, pin-up girls, war news,
radio and movie dope, and an
ample number of cartoons.
The Corporal heartily urges all
Marines to subscribe, advising that
such a step is conducive to a more
adeauate familiarization with the
echanism of the Corps. He elluci-dates,
*!In virtue of their minority,
the Marines are necessarily a
group whose success would depend
upon unity. One way to do this is
to have every member in close com­munication—
the Leatherneck af­fords
this opportunity.”
Lumberjack Grads
Visitors On Campus
Sgt. Arthur McFadden of Casa
Grande, a former student and
graduate of Arizona State Teach­ers
College, was a visitor on the
campus last week. Sgt. McFadden,
an aerial gunner, is stationed at
Lowery Field, Denver, Colorado.
Dick and Hope W’orthen, both
former students at the College,
also visited the campus. Mr. Wor-then
completed the work for both
his A.B. and M.A. degrees at the
local institution. According to Dr.
Mary A. Hill, head of the English
Department, a thesis written by
Mr. Worthen in connection with his
graduate work, was one of the fin­est
ever written in the English
‘Department.
Mr. Worthen taught at the Jun­ior
High School in Miami for oAe
year. At the end of his first year
of service he was promoted to the
faculty of the Senior High School
staff.
While at A. S. T. C. Mr. W orthen
had a teaching followship for one
rear during the time he was doing
lis graduate work.
Mr. Worthen has been doing
work in connection with Civilian
Aviation Training at Globe. His
plans for the future are not set­tled
at this time. However, he may
continue his Civilian Aviation Work
at an Army Air field in southern
Arizona. If these plans do not ma­te
ralize, he will enlist in the Navy. MuncoBas
chorus, accompanied by the pit
orchestra. “Hello, There!” original
composition of Val Heegler, A. S.,
is played at the conclusion of the
prologue.
Opening with this number, the
show continues with spice and sur­prise
throughout the entire run.
Pvts. Dick Rice and Bob Stanger
display perfection in pantomime
ana comedy in their burlesque of
the officers and in their “Guadal­canal”
scene. Russ Guiver, A. S.,
will do some slapstick comedy in a
scene with John Meyers, master of
ceremonies. The "biggest laugh of
the evening wilt be the appearance
of the tallest chorines in the world,
when they do s burlesque of the
classic ballet, “Dative of the
Hours,” under the direction of Bill
Roesch, A. S.
Familiar Scene
‘Over At The College Inn" will
be a familiar scene. Members of
the chorus will be shown seated at
the Inn listening to hot licks by
Pvt. Smith’s band. Val Heegler will
do the solo leads in the songs with
the chorus. Another feature of this
scene will be the quartette, com­posed
of apprentice seamen Bill
Stocking, Val Heegler, Wayne
Bryant and Ben Elliot. Pat West-brpok,
A. S.', will do his interpreta­tion
of the “Flagstaff Gavotte.”
Comedians will “strutt their
stuff* during blackouts, which will
be sprinkled throughout the entire
show. “Now That I Care” will be a
scene depicting a mail call. Bob
Stanger will handle the solo, as­sisted
by the chorus.
The final scene will be "Thank
God For America.” In this there
will be march routines, singing of
the Navy and Marine anthems,
and, with a full cast on stage, the
singing of the stirring "Thank God
For America.”
Songs Presented
Several new songs will be initial­ly
presented to the public in this
show. Original songs, with music
by Val Reegter, and lyrics by
Vince Mancini, John Meyers and
Phil Bulot, apprentice seamen, will
include “Only the Stars Remain,”
“N o* That I Care,” “Over At The
College Inn’ and an original com­position
by Kurt Miller, A. S., "TTie
Flagstaff Hop.” Cal Greer, civilian
student, made the vocal arrange­ments
for the songs. Orchestrations
for the show were made by appren­tice
seamen Bob Knox and Kurt
Milter.
Art directors who arranged the
stage settings as well as built
them, Pvt. Dennie Robertson and
Bill Roesch, A. S. Apprentice Sea­men
Vince, A. S. Apprentice Sea-
Gordon Chamberlain wrote the
script for the show. Dan Vadala,
A. S- and Pvt. Bok Riet*el handled
the show’s business.
1. The Quartern
\
___ ---- ----- r has signed
a contract with Cress Tailor­ing
Finn to altar «11 Marine
Corps uniforms.
1. Only the initial alteration will
be aude on air G. L’s except
shirts, socks, shoes, and belts.
*. Staff Sergeant Pyles
handle all bnsinesa. Watch
bulletin beards fer details. •
(Signed) Klrt W. Norton
Captain, U8MCR.
. • *. i
The performance of August 26
will be for the men of the base,
ship's company, officers and their
invited guests. This event will'be.
ond performance, August 27, will
be open to the general public at a
cost of »1.10 per person. Proceeds
of the show will go toward the
Lumberjack M e m o r i a l Fund.
Ttelceto for the show are on sale at
the Flagstaff Pharmacy, Monte
Vista Hotel lobby and st the door
the night of the last showing.
Member* of the chorus a £ /
Prentice Seamen Jack 1
-- “ m to Pm$9 I

Kixt VOL. 31—NO- 6 PUBLISHED BY ASSOCIATED STUDENTS AT FLAGSTAFF. A R IZ O N A TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1943
BOOTS ON PARADE’ SET FOR FRIBAY
i i « i i t "PINE
NEEDLES i i I * A i
New Band Stand "Semper PdrdtllS" Vitamins Increasedj CURTAIN GOES UP ON V-12 Used In Concerf ' F ~ r “ ------- -
Tomorrow Evening
By Midge
Once upon a time, little boys of
the Navy -and Marines on the
Southeast wing of Taylor Hall,
here was a bad bad man named
tart of Mecla who had a bee-u-ti-jui
wife named Godiva. Now this
mean mean man taxed all the peo­ple
ay heavily that his wife was
verv liisgusted. So Godiva begged
her’ husband to remit a certain tax
and he replied that if Bhe would
ride unclothed through the city he
would do away with the taxes.
The countess gave orders that
all persons should shut (he win­dows
and doors—and she rode
through the town. All the people
did as she bade but one poor tail*
or named Tom of Coventry. Thus
he was struck blind.
But now boys, it’s easy to sec
that something else has to be said
—we know it—and so do you.
livery single day and night the
typical Bury room next to Taylor
hall looks like this:
1. Shades all pulled down.
2. The lights on.
X Beads of perspiration actually
dripping off of the occupants.
4. Almost fighting for a breath
of air.
Yet if we walk into the room
and even take off a glove we feel
we’re doing a strip tease for you
-“Men” of southeast Taylor. It’s
rather strange when we can't sit
and talk, walk around in our room
dressed decently without being con­stantly
watched -from across the
way.
Something tells us that you
should take a hint from Peeping
Tom. Because if all the boys that
line up every-day and night at the
windows in " southeast Taylor
should be suddenly struck blind.
I’m afraid the Braille Company
would have a rushing business .
Of course we might suggest a
partition between Taylor ana Bury
—but that probably would be taken
out of your pay check—so why
don’t you turn your head in pass­ing.
of course we’ll pull our shades
some of the time, but do you mind
if ’af the faculty. Se­lections
include “Let Me Call You
Sweetheart," and “Old Folks at
Home.’’
Anthems of the Navy and Ma­rines
will be directed by Robert
Knox, A.S.. and Pvt. Osborne
report
The PINE
that the Coast Cuard anthem,
“Semper Paratus," was to have
been played in the Iasi concert.
Due to mailing difficulties, accord­ing
to Professor Anderson, the
music did not arrive, but the song
ill be played as soon as the music
arrives.
Former ASTC Athlete
Is Awarded D. S. C.
First Lt. David E. “Bing” Turn­er,
foster brother of Mrs. Arden
B. Olsen, former resident of the
city who now makes her home in
Denver, has received the Distin­guished
Flying Cross for courage­ous
service and extraordinary
achievement in the South Pacific,
it was announced in a letter to
r*. Olsen recently.
Lieutenant Turner was awarded
the decoration in recognition of 200
hours of long-range bombing flight
on missions against enemy military
establishment s shipping and har­bor
installations from a base in
New Guinea, the letter said.
At present he is attached Ur the
Fifth bomber command as a flight
instructor.
Dr. Olsen is a member of the
faculty at Denver university, and
Mrs. Olsen is a teacher at the
Morey junior high school. They
went to Denver a year ago from
Flagstaff, Arizona, where Lieuten­ant
Turner was active in athletics
at the Arizona State Teachers Col-
_irs. Olsen said she really re­gards
the young officer as “my
son.” Her mother, she explained,
adopted him, but died when he still
was a child, “So, you see, I reared
him myself.”
The letter to Mrs. Olsen from Lt.
Gen. George C. Kennedy, com­manding
officer of the Fifth Air
Force follows:
July 30, 1943.
Dear Mrs. Olsen>
Recently your brother, Lieuten­ant
Da'vid E. Turner, was decorated
with the Distinguished Flying
Cross. It was an award made in
recognition of courageous service
to his combat organization, his fel­low
American airmen, his country,
his home and to you.
He took part in more than two
hundred hours of long-range
bombing missions during which
hostile contact was probable and
expected. These operations includ­ed
attacks against enemy installa­tions,
shipping and supply bases,
and aided considerably in the re­cent
successes in this theatre.
Almost every hour of every day
your brother, and other young
Americans, are doing just such
things as that here in tne South­west
Pacific.
Theirs is a very real and very-tangible
contribution to victory and
t° IPTexas for a few years
and attending the University of
Texas during the summer, she
moved to Colorado, where she re­ceived
her msster’s degree in 1936
from the University of Colorado.
In 193.7 she received her degree of
library science from the University
of Denver, Colorado.
Librarian in Arkansas
For two years after that she was
librarian at Henderson State
Teachers College in Arkadelphia,
Arkansas. She finished her work
there in August of 1939, went to
the New York World’s Fair on a
short vacation, and came to the
Arizona State Teachers College at
Flagstaff in September of 1939,
where she has been ever since.
Miss Ragsdale has five sisters
and one brother. Three* of her sis­ters
are college graduates and an­other
will graduate in June of next
year. Her brother is in business at
San Angelo, Texas. Both of her
parents are stjll living in Santa
Anna.
Interesting Experience
One of her most interesting ex­periences
occurred when she wss
teaching at Wilson, Texas. She,
with another teacher and several
friends, went to the Carlsbad Cav-ems
in’New Mexico.
While there, her party and guide
became lost for several hours in
the caverns. Being .lost in utter
darkness, not k nng whether she
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that she has never forgotten.
While she wss doing graduate
work at the University of ^Colo­rado
cane the turning point in
her career. She was allowed to
wander and browse in the stacks
at will, and as she says, “I sud­denly
decided thst library work
would be More interesting than
She is aperson who is in love
(PUtUH 7>m t« P a gt Four
j by Val, superb lyrics by Mancini,
! mops and pails, dungarees and fa­tigues,
dancing, “Thank God For
j America,” .scenes at the College
Inn, takeoffs on the officers, a
■ large cast and an exciting round of
I hilarity and fun will all oe packed
i into “Boots On Parade,” which has
| been in production for the past six
weeks.
Resume Given
The first act opens as does the
ordinary day in the life of a V-12
trainee. “Muster!” At the sound of
the bugle, trainees snap out of bed,
greet the audience with song
while dressing. The prologue ends
with a peppy dance done by the
tracted for and Cpl. Lehr,
charge of the project, invites a
lQQ'/t response from every Marine
on station.
The make-up of the publication
is something on the order of what
Liberty used to be. It is well-illustrated,
containing reports from
men in the field, short stories, edu­cational
features, humor,-a review
on sports, pin-up girls, war news,
radio and movie dope, and an
ample number of cartoons.
The Corporal heartily urges all
Marines to subscribe, advising that
such a step is conducive to a more
adeauate familiarization with the
echanism of the Corps. He elluci-dates,
*!In virtue of their minority,
the Marines are necessarily a
group whose success would depend
upon unity. One way to do this is
to have every member in close com­munication—
the Leatherneck af­fords
this opportunity.”
Lumberjack Grads
Visitors On Campus
Sgt. Arthur McFadden of Casa
Grande, a former student and
graduate of Arizona State Teach­ers
College, was a visitor on the
campus last week. Sgt. McFadden,
an aerial gunner, is stationed at
Lowery Field, Denver, Colorado.
Dick and Hope W’orthen, both
former students at the College,
also visited the campus. Mr. Wor-then
completed the work for both
his A.B. and M.A. degrees at the
local institution. According to Dr.
Mary A. Hill, head of the English
Department, a thesis written by
Mr. Worthen in connection with his
graduate work, was one of the fin­est
ever written in the English
‘Department.
Mr. Worthen taught at the Jun­ior
High School in Miami for oAe
year. At the end of his first year
of service he was promoted to the
faculty of the Senior High School
staff.
While at A. S. T. C. Mr. W orthen
had a teaching followship for one
rear during the time he was doing
lis graduate work.
Mr. Worthen has been doing
work in connection with Civilian
Aviation Training at Globe. His
plans for the future are not set­tled
at this time. However, he may
continue his Civilian Aviation Work
at an Army Air field in southern
Arizona. If these plans do not ma­te
ralize, he will enlist in the Navy. MuncoBas
chorus, accompanied by the pit
orchestra. “Hello, There!” original
composition of Val Heegler, A. S.,
is played at the conclusion of the
prologue.
Opening with this number, the
show continues with spice and sur­prise
throughout the entire run.
Pvts. Dick Rice and Bob Stanger
display perfection in pantomime
ana comedy in their burlesque of
the officers and in their “Guadal­canal”
scene. Russ Guiver, A. S.,
will do some slapstick comedy in a
scene with John Meyers, master of
ceremonies. The "biggest laugh of
the evening wilt be the appearance
of the tallest chorines in the world,
when they do s burlesque of the
classic ballet, “Dative of the
Hours,” under the direction of Bill
Roesch, A. S.
Familiar Scene
‘Over At The College Inn" will
be a familiar scene. Members of
the chorus will be shown seated at
the Inn listening to hot licks by
Pvt. Smith’s band. Val Heegler will
do the solo leads in the songs with
the chorus. Another feature of this
scene will be the quartette, com­posed
of apprentice seamen Bill
Stocking, Val Heegler, Wayne
Bryant and Ben Elliot. Pat West-brpok,
A. S.', will do his interpreta­tion
of the “Flagstaff Gavotte.”
Comedians will “strutt their
stuff* during blackouts, which will
be sprinkled throughout the entire
show. “Now That I Care” will be a
scene depicting a mail call. Bob
Stanger will handle the solo, as­sisted
by the chorus.
The final scene will be "Thank
God For America.” In this there
will be march routines, singing of
the Navy and Marine anthems,
and, with a full cast on stage, the
singing of the stirring "Thank God
For America.”
Songs Presented
Several new songs will be initial­ly
presented to the public in this
show. Original songs, with music
by Val Reegter, and lyrics by
Vince Mancini, John Meyers and
Phil Bulot, apprentice seamen, will
include “Only the Stars Remain,”
“N o* That I Care,” “Over At The
College Inn’ and an original com­position
by Kurt Miller, A. S., "TTie
Flagstaff Hop.” Cal Greer, civilian
student, made the vocal arrange­ments
for the songs. Orchestrations
for the show were made by appren­tice
seamen Bob Knox and Kurt
Milter.
Art directors who arranged the
stage settings as well as built
them, Pvt. Dennie Robertson and
Bill Roesch, A. S. Apprentice Sea­men
Vince, A. S. Apprentice Sea-
Gordon Chamberlain wrote the
script for the show. Dan Vadala,
A. S- and Pvt. Bok Riet*el handled
the show’s business.
1. The Quartern
\
___ ---- ----- r has signed
a contract with Cress Tailor­ing
Finn to altar «11 Marine
Corps uniforms.
1. Only the initial alteration will
be aude on air G. L’s except
shirts, socks, shoes, and belts.
*. Staff Sergeant Pyles
handle all bnsinesa. Watch
bulletin beards fer details. •
(Signed) Klrt W. Norton
Captain, U8MCR.
. • *. i
The performance of August 26
will be for the men of the base,
ship's company, officers and their
invited guests. This event will'be.
ond performance, August 27, will
be open to the general public at a
cost of »1.10 per person. Proceeds
of the show will go toward the
Lumberjack M e m o r i a l Fund.
Ttelceto for the show are on sale at
the Flagstaff Pharmacy, Monte
Vista Hotel lobby and st the door
the night of the last showing.
Member* of the chorus a £ /
Prentice Seamen Jack 1
-- “ m to Pm$9 I